The Dean Academy
Secondary schoolThe Dean Academy is a secondary school in Forest of Dean, for pupils aged 11 to 16. It had 816 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 27 January 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at The Dean Academy was 43.1, against 41.8 in Forest of Dean and 46.2 in England.
34.2% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Forest of Dean | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 43.1 | 41.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34.2% | 36.4% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 56.4% | 56% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 117 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Lydney Church of England Community SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, September 2023. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)610 m
- Severnbanks Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
- Aylburton Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
- Primrose Hill Church of England Primary AcademyPrimary. Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met. 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.8 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Forest of Dean
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).